Trump's Abraham Accords gambit: Peace push or power play in West Asia?

This edition of Newstrack explores the massive geopolitical implications of US President Trump's sweeping decree linking the proposed Iran peace deal directly to the Abraham Accords. The latest diktat demands that key Arab and Muslim-majority nations, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, and Turkey, join the framework, essentially flipping the originally anti-Iran strategic bloc to include Tehran. Experts analyse how this mandatory demand complicates the ongoing negotiations, potentially creating deadlocks and testing ties between Washington and key Arab allies. The discussion highlights the domestic political compulsions in the United States and Israel, and the challenges faced by nations with significant Shia populations in recognising Israel amidst the current West Asia conflict. In a separate segment, the broadcast covers the visible cracks within the Trinamool Congress following a crushing assembly poll defeat. A senior Member of Parliament has resigned as the organisational district president, taking moral responsibility for the electoral debacle while criticising the party's campaign style and blaming a political consultancy team for disrupting grassroots organisational functioning.